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VOINews, Jakarta: A spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, stated that the Indonesia Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestine was built "entirely for humanity". According to him, the hospital, which opened in 2015, is currently one of the few health facilities still functioning in Gaza. This statement is to answer Israel's accusation that the hospital is used as Hamas headquarters.

Latin American Journalist of the Journalist Visit Program of Foreign Affairs Ministry pose after interview at Voice of Indonesia Headquarter - 

Indonesia has once again become a bridge for cooperation between Southeast Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean through the Journalists' Visit Program (JVP) 2023: Post Event in Indonesia (28-31/10). This program, which presents 5 journalist participants from 4 countries (Chile, Panama, Brazil and Singapore), is a continuation of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) JVP 2023 which was held in Singapore on 23-27 October.

Apart from cultural promotion, this year's event aims to deepen cooperation between FEALAC members, totaling 32 countries. The Director General for America and Europe, Ambassador Umar Hadi, conveyed the importance of JVP for strengthening the network of journalists from Indonesia and Latin America. "This activity is Indonesia's initiative to continue to encourage second track diplomacy from both regions, so that Indonesia can become a top-of-mind Asian country for the public in Latin American and Caribbean countries," he concluded.

For four days, the journalists visited various Jakarta icons, such as the Old City, Fatahillah Museum, M Bloc, National Monument, Sarinah, and toured the HI Roundabout Transjakarta bus stop. They also had the opportunity to enjoy various typical Indonesian culinary delights.

JVP participants visited several media offices in Jakarta to expand cooperation between journalists in the two regions. At ANTARA and The Jakarta Post, they discussed the importance of maintaining media independence. They also participated as resource persons in the RRI Voice of Indonesia and TVRI Live Focus Today programs.

In a series of events, they took part in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Communication and Information with the theme "Reshaping News and the Role of Journalism in Response to Digital Transformation". The discussion discussed the importance of media industry innovation in the era of digital transformation, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

As the highlight of the JVP event, journalists were invited to visit the PT Hyundai LG Industry Green Power electric vehicle battery factory in Karawang, West Java, as part of efforts to transition green energy in Indonesia. They can understand the battery manufacturing process as an important step to push the Global South's role in the supply chain higher.

One of the participants, Eduardo Alberto Olivares Concha from El Mercurio Chile media, welcomed this activity, saying that FEALAC JVP provided a very short but broad insight into Indonesia. He also appreciated the work of the media and Indonesia's dynamic cultural heritage.​

The JVP 2023 program is expected to expand networks between journalists from the two regions and introduce Indonesia more at the global level//VOI

VOINews, Jakarta - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday opened the International Conference on Women in Islam in the city of Jeddah.

According to a press statement posted on the Union of the OIC News Agencies website on Monday, the three-day international conference has been organized by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The conference aims to highlight the successes of Muslim women and their role and contribution to the development of OIC member states.

The conference also aims to counter the negative propaganda that portrays Islamic religion as an obstacle to women's rights and to demonstrate that Islamic teachings have always been just toward women.

The conference will seek to create a detailed plan for legal reforms and political initiatives to foster justice and empower women in Islamic societies. The participants of the conference are also expected to adopt a comprehensive document entitled The Jeddah Document for Women in Islam.

The conference comprises five working sessions during which ministers, officials, scholars, and thinkers of both genders will delve into the status of women and their rights in Islam in addition to various issues related to women in contemporary societies.

During his speech at the opening session of the 49th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on March 16–17, 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, presented the Kingdom's initiative to host the International Conference on Women in Islam.

In his presentation, he underlined the Kingdom's commitment and active role in promoting the status and empowerment of women across all development sectors.

It is said that Saudi Arabia continuously supports the OIC's objectives and its efforts to preserve the rights of Muslim women and enhance their role in the development of member countries. (Antaranews)

VOINews, Jakarta - Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said he has submitted an offer to send a hospital ship to Palestine to help those in need of medical treatment amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

Speaking to journalists after receiving a courtesy call from the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al-Shun here on Monday, Subianto informed that he had discussed the offer more deeply with the ambassador.

He said he had also reported the Defense Ministry's plan to send the hospital ship to President Joko Widodo and coordinated it with Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

He disclosed that he will also coordinate the plan to send the hospital ship to Palestine with the Egyptian Ambassador in Jakarta about the detailed delivery procedure for the hospital ship.

Subianto said he had also told Palestine that all Indonesian military hospitals would welcome Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip who need medical treatment.

He informed that he has been coordinating with related parties to determine ways to get those in need of medical treatment to Indonesian military hospitals.

Subianto further said that 22 Palestinian cadets have arrived at Indonesia's Defense University to pursue undergraduate programs, including medicine and engineering, for five years.

"We officially receive them on Tuesday evening," he added.

In response to Indonesia's offer, Ambassador Al-Shun thanked the government and the people of Indonesia for their support and assistance for Palestine.

He said he had discussed the latest situation in Palestine and ways to put an immediate end to Israel's brutal killings of Palestinian civilians.

Ambassador Al-Shun also expressed gratitude for Indonesia's offer to send a hospital ship as well as for the opportunity it has given to 22 Palestinian cadets to study at Indonesia's Defense University.

Fresh armed conflict broke out between Palestine and Israel again following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel early in the morning of October 7, 2023.

Prior to the assault by Palestinian liberation fighters, Israel had continued its closure of Gaza crossings.

Palestine's news agency WAFA reported on September 25 that the Israeli closure of Gaza crossings had worsened the living conditions of Palestinians in Gaza.

According to WAFA, the Palestinians had already suffered from the severe impacts of "more than 17 years of tight Israeli land, sea, and air blockades."

Al Jazeera quoted Hamas, which governs Gaza, as stating that its assault on Israel was "a response to the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence."

In response to the unprecedented surprise attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas and, according to Al Jazeera, pledged that the Israeli forces would "turn all Hamas hideouts into rubble."

The ongoing Israeli campaign in the Gaza Strip, which is home to more than two million people, has resulted in the deaths of several thousand Palestinian civilians and prompted a humanitarian crisis. (Antaranews)